Case Study
Hinze Dam upgrade enhances storage and flood control
The new spillway at Hinze Dam includes two Rodney Hunt Ductile Iron Sluice Gates and wall thimbles. The gates — one seating and one unseating — allow for the controlled release of water downstream. Hinze Dam upgrade enhances storage and flood control February 2014 Rodney Hunt On-site General Background: The Hinze Dam supplies most of the water to Gold Coast City in Queensland, Australia. The dam is 600 meters (1,969 feet) long and also pr